coming from a mexican household that puts cheese, meat, butter and chicken flavoring in absolutely everything it's sooooo hard especially when i TRY to inform how meat is affecting our health. i buy all of my vegan food and it all gets thrown out bc 'it's bad for me'. we really need the documentary What The Health in other languages
Hi I'm a fellow Mexican vegan! I'm sorry to hear your family isn't supportive, I'm lucky that my family respects my decision and they always buy me vegetables to grill when we have carne asada's! Netflix usually has subtitles for their shows and almost always in spanish, so they should have spanish subtitles for What The Health too I hope your family can become more understanding!
What the Health is on Netflix and has a Spanish option. I watched it in Spanish with my dad who is Mexican and although he isn't going vegan any time soon he is minimizing the amount of animal products he consumes.
Graciela Aguirre spanish documentaries would be GREAT my parents are chill with my decision they just don't get it no matter how much I explain it to them but my mom has been searching alternatives to my favorite meals like panbazos and agua horchata and that makes me super happy bc my bro wants to be like me too and this makes them eat just a little better :)
I know a lot of my family makes jokes about me being vegan such as asking how my parents messed up, teasing me with meat/dairy, saying I can't eat any food, etc. I usually laugh along because I don't want to be labeled as "another one of those sensitive, butt hurt vegans who thinks everyone should cater to their lifestyle" but it's honestly kind of hurtful at times.. mostly because I don't want to get made fun of for a lifestyle that means something to me. I also don't appreciate people throwing "facts" in my face about how the meat/dairy industry works and about human biology and how all of that makes veganism pointless. That is not something I would EVER do to someone, even if I disagreed, I never go around being a preachy vegan. All I ask is to kindly leave the animal products off my plate! I just don't understand why people, ESPECIALLY FAMILY, feel the need to make someone feel like crap about a lifestyle that makes them feel good, especially if it doesn't harm anyone.
My family does this too! It's honestly so annoying and discouraging. They'll say things like "how's your sad food", "oh, you're still doing that thing (with a disgusted attitude, and tease me with meat. Like you said, sometimes I laugh along but honestly it's hurtful and I wish they'd stop.
yulissa I just honestly look at them and say, "Why are you making fun of my food?" Or "Why are you trying to make me feel bad about my lunch?" I sincerely look at them and ask, and wait for a response. If they double down, I just say it isn't nice to say that and that I like my food and don't get why they're concerned with it. All done very sincerely. People don't think about what they're doing, and if you make them think about how they'd feel if someone just randomly started making fun of them for something as "not anyone's business" as what a person eats for lunch, they slow down. There are very few ways to get people to respect us in how we want to be treated, outside of open and honest communication. Do it with kindness and repeatedly ask them to stop. No arguments or anything. Just tell them to stop and move on. They will stop eventually. Stand strong and calm.
Mikayla Hollis - Sometimes, although you don't want to be a preachy vegan, standing your guard and giving real mentally/ emotionally moving facts about veganism vs omnivorism will make people more aware and respect you more for your well thought out Decision. Don't make it a conversation completely attacking their diets, but more like a conversation saying "Yes! This is my diet , and this is exactly why I do it." You'll have to be mentally prepared to have facts and know very well why you love veganism in your mind and heart but if you do those things their respect will come and they will understand you a lot better. You can do it Mikayla!!
I'm 15 and I'm cooking my own meals. Having to meal prep makes me study even better bc I have to control the time I have and leaves me less time to procrastinate. Thank you so much for your help and inspirational videos. Kisses from Spain💜
Such a good idea! 15 too, I'm coming out as vegan to my family soon and I doubt they'll do it with me, so I guess I'll have to get creative in the kitchen myself!
@@zoe.h.nelson04 im 15 and trying to become vegan, im vegetarian now, but all of my family eats meat and always talk about how much of a burden it is on them 😔 and never listen when i try to tell them why it's good
I love how supportive you are even if someone isn't able to be fully vegan at the moment. Not all, but a lot of vegans look down on people who make "excuses" which is what they would call them. I'm Asian and there's a lot of people in my family, who all heavily eat meat and we usually just cook a giant pot of something that'll feed everyone and last a few days. I try my best to eat Vegan but I also have to eat what is available, even if it means just picking out the meat or separating some on the side before my parents add in the meat. Other vegans always say, "it's not expensive, I'm sure your parents can buy you beans/vegetables/etc." but if your family has enough money to buy for a dish for everyone, it's a little selfish or just hard to ask for separate things from everyone else. One day, I do plan to be completely vegan, but I just can't do it 100% yet but I am still doing all that I can and I love and respect you so much, being 100% vegan, for understanding that. You're literally my favorite Vegan and give me hope!
reenx3 Hi, I understand your situation quite well as I am experiencing the same thing. Since two years ago, I researched on veganism and diet and have been trying my best to eat mostly plant-based. However, as I am mostly dependent on my family for food (I can cook few dishes, but not without supervision), I have not been able to be vegan. I do not want to discredit my family(they are also Asian and frequent meat and animal products), they have been making more vegetarian foods, but they don't often take the time to make enough of it, due to them still making their own non-veg food, so on most days, one of my meals will include some form of animal protein. I am also often having to eat chicken and fish because of inconveniences when eating out in restaurants with family and at events and gatherings that rarely have vegan/vegetarian foods. It really is bothersome having to eat non-veg food, but once I become more independent, I hope to become vegan too! 🐥🐔🐠🐮💕
I am thinking about becoming vegan but I don’t think i am ready to go 100% vegan. And my situation is similar to yours (arabian households LOVE meat and chicken) and tbh I don’t know if I will ever become 100% vegan (i have a few favorite dishes that include chicken/meat/fish) but if i do go vegan(hopefully) i will try and find substitutes to these foods (or the same dishes without meat/chicken)
i’m polish and there’s a lot of eggs and dough and meat and it’s hard to do it i’m only 12 and i’m trying to be vegan it’s hard but it’s going well and i can totally relate
2 years late but I really want go vegetarian but i come from a long line of meat lovers so much so that my mother doesn't even like vegetarian guests. We eat meat like everyday and as soon as i said i wanted to be vegetarian they all literally started a shouting match. I'm 18 for godsake, i love meat, i do but i just dont want to eat it anymore knowing some animal just got killed for me to eat.
I am really late to this comment but I started crying as soon as I read this. I am from a Turkish household and I struggle with this too. I get sad when people shame me for makeing up "excuses" or being "stubborn" but I truly can't do much right now. I do not buy my own food and my family loves to est meat so I am stuck with what they cook. They don't like veganism that much either so that is another problem for me. I am glad there are some people that experience the same things. It is not fun to be in this situatiın of course but it is nice to know there are people who know what you mean :(
I first found out about veganism 9 years ago (I was 13 at the time) and really made me think about not only the planet but also my health. Also, at the time I was living with my grandparents and my mother so when I brought it up it was definitely a shock to them and they opposed. I tried to be vegan but I could only do it one day due to everyone's lack of support and also because in mexican households 98% of groceries are animal products lol. Now I'm 22 years old and finally live on my own. I have been vegan for around 4-5 months and feel amazing! At first I never thought I would be able to keep up but I'm proud of myself because I've made it this far lol
I understand how you feel! I have been telling my parents how I would like to be vegan and I have been vegan for a while now a few months, I also live in a mexican household my family is meat eaters but my mother supports me very much. My grandmother started stereotypying me and critizizing me for my decision it was really hard to hear telling me "you are just going to eat vegetables all the time" or "your obsessed with your body" lol its difficult but its my decision and glad at least some are there now to support me :)
Jeon Jungkookie at least try to explain to them and why. If they laugh, tell them not to and hopefully they understand. Best of luck! Also hi kookieeeeee
My parents are like this-the best thing to do is just to ignore them and go on with your life. Even make them something that's vegan for them and let them try it. 💞
Hey so I don't know how you're doing but dropping hints that you want to go vegan helps a lot or saying you don't like the taste of milk, meat, cheese, etc. If you did it that's super amazing but here's this just in case you want some help :))
I suggested a couple of documentaries to my mother and she will not watch them. It seems she likes to pretend that the food that she's eating isn't the result of abused animals and she continues to eat meat and dairy blindly. It frustrates me immensely but I will continue to live the vegan lifestyle. I cook my own meals and share my vegan recipes with them and let them try my vegan baked goods etc.
TheLegend 27 i know im so sorry. I love your mentality though. I dont know why some people wont change when they are given information like that. Hopefully one day though they will. I have some family members that wont change either. Your mentality is great just keep living your life of kindness and hopefully one day more people will follow in your example. Best wishes.
No matter how many times I explain with detail why being vegan is healthier for us and the planet, they tease me and laugh at me. I’m ready to be vegan when I live independently💓
So so sorry about how late this comment is, but I'm with you on that!!! My parents HATE the idea of being vegan and they joke in very mean ways! Here's an example: dad,"Why did the vegan stay on the same side of the road?" Me" idk y?" Dad," because the vegan didn't like the idea of roads because they 'ruin the environment'!" Dad *laughing intensely* me( why does he joke like that?! It's so rude and arrogant?!!!) Dad," Why aren't you laughing? Are you upset?!!!(in a rude joking voice)" me*walks away* It's just so annoying 😡😡😡😒😒😒 I can't stand him anymore!! On one hand I love him because he's my dad, but on the other hand he's one of the rudest beings on the planet Earth!!!
a l e x i o u s i feel you! My family mocked me so much for being vegan! So I gave up, that was like a year ago, and I’m gonna tru again! I’m only 15 but I hope it works out!
I eat vegan breakfasts anyway (smoothie bowl + water) And I am slowly starting to eat a vegan lunch I drink almond milk cause I like the taste of it I don’t like fish/ham anyway Maybe I can do this!😊
Only meat I genuinely like is some beef, turkey and chicken breast. I dont like fish or pig. But i love chicken. And i love cheese. I dont really drink cowmilk unless its the only option in school
Lia Moore I'm only vegetarian so it's a bit easier for me, but this is what I learned from my experience: 1. Even if some of your friends are cooking, and not you, you can ask them to make side dishes (pasta, rice, veggies) apart from meat, so you can still eat it 2. If you are ordering food, you can always order something vegan for yourself, even if they are sharing something else (like pizza) 3. Try to be the one who goes shopping for food as often as you can, or make sure to tell the person who is buying food what to get for you (if it's something specifically vegan, like vegan meat, offer to pay for it yourself, if it's something that can be eaten with meat offer to cook it for all of your friends so they can eat it with whatever meat they make for themselvs) Hope this helps ☺️
Lia Moore I came back from Austria and Italy yesterday and it was my first time traveling as a vegan. In austria I've bin in Tirol and outside of vienna their nearly only meat restaurants (they don't evan have vegetarian food😕), but I asked the owner of the hotel to cook vegan for me and I got every meal in vegan. So just ask friendly and it should work. In Italy I didn't eat in the hotel, but in every menu are side dishes, or you can ask how they make it, or you just sag without chees please or whatever is in their ( like pizza with veggies without chees).
Caitlin! Today marks 2 weeks of me going vegan and its mostly because of you! I come from a hispanic household and i never in a million years would've thought that i could become vegan but one day i got a recommended video from you and i just kept watching more and more of your videos and you made it seem so attainable. I started watching move vegan videos and documentaries and I finally made the change. I made the change from meat eating, to veganism overnight 2 weeks ago and i feel so great! I'm sleeping more, i feel more energized through out the day, I don't feel the need to ever take a nap, my face is almost completely clear from all acne (i've suffered from really bad acne since my teenage years and i never thought that i could have clear skin!) i also started getting a rash on my arm that i thought was from the sun but since i started eating plant based it hasnt acted up once and ive been in the sun a lot. I've lost 6 pounds also (which is a good thing since I am overweight) but i've just seen so many positive changes in my life and i'm just so thankful to you and your videos. You really are an inspiring person and i'm so glad to have found your youtube channel! Thank you for all that you do! You truly have changed my life for the better! :)
I'm in the same situation! this is my second week completely vegan. I'm from Argentina, raised in a meat eater family. It's good to know that this lifestyle is spreading so fast 🙌
It was 4 weeks for me on Monday and i feel so great! 2 of my family members have also started eating plant based and they're loving all the positive things happening to their body! Good luck to you on your journey! :)
My mom basically said this to me today (but in french😂😂) : I don't want to loose my mother's job because you can't cook things for everybody but she said that she knew nothing about how cook a "healthy" vegan meal so she couldn't. So I said: I can cook my own meal My mom: but i would loose my mothers job Me: no the mother's job is to be supportive white my opinion and let me being more (I don't know what is the English for the french word "autonome" it basically mean doing thing by my self)!
Lau-Ann Boucher I think the most direct translation for autonome would be autonomous, but I think most people would say self-sufficient or independent, because autonomous sounds kind of too fancy, if that makes sense. I love your comment that a mother's job is to support. That's perfect!
Lau-Ann Boucher There are loads of Vegan recipe and cooking videos out there to help. I'd also recommend a good cookbook. I started with. 'Easy Vegan' by Ryland Peters and Small. It shows you good healthy and nutritious meals made with simple everyday ingredients. Good luck!
Faut se souvenir que ta mére t'adore beaucoup, évidement parce qu'elle a envie de continuer à cuisiner pour toi ^_^ c'est mignon, quoi! En anglais, "independent" est le mot le plus utile
being vegan in an asian household is almost impossible, trust me. there’s no problem in regard to most dairy products like milk, yogurt, cheese. but, it’s certainly an issue because of meat and eggs, and also, how strict asian parents generally are, not being allowed to cook some of your meals, and entangle my mom’s job as a parent since she would have to cook something different apart from what she cooks for the rest of the family, and so. oh, and also them not allowing me to become vegan.
I would say nicely tell them why they should go vegan. Tell them that they don’t have to go vegan, but this is why I am vegan. You don’t have to go vegan yourself.
I’m 17 and live with my dad, but he allows me to make the grocery list/do the shopping & gives me a budget and supported me when i decided to go vegan (I cook and prepare almost everything I eat and I cook for him too so I guess that’s why he didn’t really care)! It really sucks how some parents won’t even let their children at least try to go vegan... like they’re trying to be healthy lmaoooo
I'm 14 and it's my 3 day so far. I don't really even crave anything yet and I hope that doesn't change haha ❤️ I love animals and after watching the documentary Earthlings I cried and almost puked. And I also love the nature and vegetables and fruits and I love cooking too, so I think veganism is perfect for me. 💚🌏💚
That's amazing, congrats on making the change! I know what you mean, we watched Earthlings and Earthlings UK Land of Hope and Glory, can never eat animals again after watching those, so awful :'(
Omg Im 13 and it's been 2 months I went vegan because of earthlings too. I live in a house hold of non vegans. I hardly eat at home get hungry but say I'm not only because I can't stand what they say when I say "I don't eat meat". Im very passionate about my decision and I don't think I'm willing to change it because of them.
When I'm at university it's easy to eat vegan food when I want it (I'm just veggie technically), but coming home for the summer is SO difficult! My mum used to be vegetarian yet whatever research I present her with she disregards with one of the classic meat eater excuses. My parents think I'm just going through being a student and thinking I know everything, when really I have spent hundreds of hours researching this movement, it's so frustrating! Buttttttttt I'm buying a food processor when I get paid so yay can finally make smoothie bowls
*shrug* maybe they do have a point, that since you are in school you 'think you know everything'. But you could easily explain to them that school has really motivated you to be more informed, and you want to understand what this vegan movement is about so you have spent a lot of time looking into it. Idk, parents can be stubborn, but maybe this perspective will help?
That’s exactly what my LITTLE sister always tells me that I just want to know everything but I’m doing so much research I’ve spent so many nights crying my eyes out watching documentaries but no one believes me!
Great tips! There is another situation that would be great to cover in this series: couples where only one person is vegan. I'm married to an meat eater and most of our food is cooked in a vegan way and he just cooks his meat separately whenever he likes. When I turned vegetarian and I was cooking, Sometimes I still prepared something for him as well because when it was his turn to cook, he always did something for me too. When I turned vegan I stopped cooking and buying animal products for him (there were lots of explanation on WHY I did it). He respected my choice and agreed on using vegan ingredients in our common food (vegan butter and milk for example). So everything we cook is somehow adapted to be vegan and when he wants to mix meat/cheese he will take a bit in a separate pan and add his stuff. We have some utensils for exclusive use of vegan food, which is great. Off course I would prefer not having these products at home at all, but this was my decision so I have to respect his time the same way he respects my choices.
Michele Paes I'd love this topic to be covered, since I am also married to a carnivore who thinks his meal is never complete without meat... I consider going vegan but don't know how to combine prepping my food and his food at the same time, without spending a lot of time. My kids also want to keep eating meat, so that's a big challenge ahead..... tips are very welcome!
I'm switching over to vegan. My partner actually hates vegans because "we need meat." I haven't fully told him my end goal yet but knows I'm eating no meats or meat products for 3 days now (I'm lactose intolerant so no dairy is a given to us). We have twins that I won't be switching to my diet choice unless they want to choose when they are older because they do have medical issues and have to be more aware of their bodies. I just make the meat on the side and I cook so if he wants his meat filled food he can cook his own food.
can you do a video on how to read ingredients lists (like what to look out for etc) or how to make sure you're getting enough protein etc in your diet? i feel like i don't know what a healthy diet consists of in the first place (like how many carbs/protein/veg i need per day) so trying to make my diet vegan on my own seems scary bc i don't want to be malnourished or anything! btw this series is really cool i'm glad you're doing them!
Tatyana Green you can do it!!! try to remember why you became vegan in the first place and maybe write it down and put it somewhere you'll see it every day. sending good vibes your way! 😊
Tatyana Green Do it for yourself and its hard, Do it for the animals and its easy. My advice is to go back and research again into the ethics behind the movement. Whether it is animal rights, the environment, our species health, our society that conforms to the problem, the biased media, or whatever else made you go Vegan. . Once you are awoken to what is going on, it's easy to stay Vegan. Peace.
Tatyana Green also check out Melanie Joy, sustainable activism search. It addresses combating burnout and PTSD. Essential knowledge for maintaining a healthy outlook. ✌️
I wanted to go vegan but since I'm naturally a small person my parents said no cause I already wasn't getting enough protein. But I told them if I at least went vegetarian I could cut out meat for a start A) no more McDonald's or random meat junk food and B) I wouldn't be incorporating myself to killing animals at least. Now I've been vegetarian for 3 months and feel a lot more healthier and better since I know I'm not harming any animals!
Felicity Walsh I know, I recently watched the documentary forks over knives and planning on showing my parents because it's all about how being vegan is healthy for you and the planet. But since I'm only 14 and still live with my parents it's hard to already cut meat out since my parents and 2 other siblings are use to the meat lifestyle I have to come to an agreement where I still eat dairy and eggs cause my parents don't want to completely change their eating lifestyle.
kylie beth I feel you, I'm 16 living at home in a family of meat eaters, so I have to do my own grocery shopping and cooking to be vegan. But everything you cut out is still making a difference 🙂
Felicity Walsh I'm tryin to save up my money to start buying my own stuff but since I don't have a job the only money I get is from doing chores but I only get paid once a week sometimes with either a 10 or a 20, it may sound like a pretty good amount but I then don't know how to get to my walmart since I can't drive. I'm just gettin excited when I'm able to get my license cause then it'll make life easier
Very helpful video. Thank you. I am vegan living in a house with 4 meat eaters. It's mentally straining but I know it's worth it to be healthy and not contributing to animal abuse.
TheLegend 27 I understand you, my parents don't eat meat but it's mentally straining when I explain how eggs and dairy is bad but hopefully us vegans will convince our families and maybe even convert them too!
Love this video Caitlin! I agree! It's so important to show people that vegans eat more than salad. I'm so passionate about coming up with new ways to make vegan food taste good and share it with my vegan and non-vegan friends. I think even if people aren't on a plant based diet they can still do a lot of good for themselves and for the environment by having some vegan meals throughout the week so hopefully that will help make vegan food a lot more common and more widely accepted :) Love this series! Keep up the good work girly
I have recently stared to implement Veganism into my diet it was really difficult because I live with my parents (I'm a college student who works to pay for all my college tuition) but they buy and cook all my meals for me. At first I stated by having a vegan breakfast then the next week a vegan breakfast and lunch and so on. Since this was a small difference in my diet my family hasn't really seen a problem with it. Now a month later my mom,who does the grocery shopping, will buy things that she knows I like and are vegan, sometimes she will even call me to ask if something it ok for me to eat!
Caitlin this is amazing of you to do. So many people struggle to become vegan because of the people around them, and the easier it is to become vegan, the better! Keep doing what you do, you're helping to change the world for the better, one vegan at a time!! Love you!
i absolutely love this video. when u started talking about "being the perfect vegan" i beat myself up about times where i might slip up by eating something i didn't know my mom made with butter or accidentally eating pasta my dad made alone side meat. i forget that my intentions are in the right place and i can learn from those mistakes and that it's okay as long as i don't give up. for the most part i make my own meals, i've really owned up to being vegan and knowing that this mature decision requires mature action. this is the second comment i write to just say thanks so much to you, caitlin but it never hurts to say it again. thank you for ur amazing, inspiring videos
I'm 15 and I'm trying to go vegan but it's really hard to not eat animal products in my house and it drives me crazy that I can't be animal product free. My parent also think that veganism is a weird spiritual hippie thing (they're Christians) and its really hard to be vegan with parents who are like that but this video helped me accept the fact that I'm trying my best and i shouldn't beat myself up about something i can't fully control right now.
Another scenario is of course when you're married and or living with a partner who eats meat. Even when you have a supportive partner it can be a challenge.
I'm in the middle of veeeery slowly changing to a vegan diet. I know myself, and if I did it overnight it definitely wouldn't stick! This way I'm super motivated and excited to try new plantbased oilfree meals every single day - without stressing out if I'm too busy/lazy to do lots, and just eat some yoghurt or a ham sandwich (for now). I just thought I'd share -- if you're like me and you suck at restricting yourself, I can definitely recommend just doing your best and never ever stressing about if it's 'good enough' :) Also, I now crave vegetable and never ever crave meat anymore - and I now feel super bloated, nauseous and disgusting after eating foods with lots of sugar... which is weird lol but GREAT
I have been vegeterian for 7 months and I am now Im going vegan. My mom is still trying to adjust to it and help me through it but they are all very supportive
I've been watching you for a year and a half (as long as i'm vegan) and still, every single video you make is soo helpful for me! I love the way you make everything easier for starting vegans and even for people that are following this diet for some time already. Thank you Caitlin, for inspiring me (and others) everytime a new video comes out. You are an amazing person. Hands down🙌
I've had a plant-based diet before; I felt healthier, happier and better - I made my own meals as well. But my parents were never supportive about it, and bc my dad is a gp (doctor) he told me about some health issues for my growth and I believed him. So I stopped and started the paleo diet with my mum, (watched a lot of Sarah's Day) which was a big mistake as I became unhealthy, fatty and miserable; but my dad supported this and I kept going - sometimes I would cry bc I knew what I was doing to the animals but I didn't want to make my parents upset. I don't know about you, but when I was a paleo I felt annoyed all the time and bc my mum is still on that diet, anything by "wasting money of buying vegan products" or mentioning the diet will tick her off and bc she's on a diet to lose weight, it's a very touchy subject when I talk about meals or diets as she makes them and I feel guilty as it might seem that I'm calling her fat; so I have left the idea for a while but I stopped the diet bc I knew it wasn't me and I knew eating shouldn't be a chore and thinking about food use to be draining for me. And now after all my research and my experiences. I want to start my plant-based diet again but I don't think they will support me and I don't want to start problems again about it. To top it all off, my friends and overall my community has a big stereotype towards vegans and some even claim to hate them, and although they may care or love me; it's just really hard. *Please comment and like this to help this 14y.o out and to show her this*
i've been the only vegan in my family for 2 years and up until last month my mom started educating herself and became vegeterian. Living with non-vegans is tough but totally worth it, I recommend showing your family some vegan foods and demonstrating how delicious vegan food is.
I started going vegan Jun "12 and all I hear from my family are negative things about me being vegan. But I'm going to keep showing them how much it makes me happy ❤️
I went vegetarian and then vegan starting when I was 15. I lived in a household that was close to the poverty line and where we ate a very standard American diet. My mom did most of the cooking in our house, and she was mainly concerned that it would be very expensive and that I wouldn't get enough to eat, but I stayed firm in my decision, and she actually began to enjoy many of the foods that we made vegan, and they were very affordable, as we didn't often buy any meat replacements and just stuck to the basics! I am almost 27 now and still vegan, living with my boyfriend who switched to a vegetarian diet just before we started dating. Don't lose hope! Just do your research, stay firm in your decision, and do the best you can :)
I'm 16 and vegan, and I actually convinced my mom to go back to being vegetarian and my brother to go vegan. I smiled so much at the end when she said she's proud of us
ever since I went vegan I started cooking for myself and im so happy I have more skill than the common 15 year old teen and a bit more than my mom, I also like cooking for my family and hearing they enjoy it. they also like buying me my alternatives like ice cream or pastries once in a while I'm so lucky to have a family like mine ^-^
your last statement of knowing and realizing what they do with real gratitude is a sentiment i still don't remember as often as i honestly should, i respect that people do still honor family among al our freedoms.
I just decided to go vegan and even though I live in a non vegan household my family is respectful about it and my mom even agreed to make my birthday dinner and cake vegan for me I am so blessed to have them❤
I highly recommend watching “The Game Changers” on Netflix, with non vegans. It is so interesting and light; basically, it’s not boring for others to watch, and doesn’t put weight on being vegan!
Trenae i use my own pans in a shared household. i just wash them and store them in my room. i found mine between the dollar store and the target clearance section. if you’re able, it may be something to look into! even just one pot, one sautee pan, and one baking sheet is a great start!
+AKA AK That's exactly what I plan on doing later when I'm able to buy some cookware. It would make me feel less gross lol I've been researching what's the healthiest cookware to use as well
Day 1 of being vegan. I’m doing it because I have really bad acne. My best friend has been vegan for 3 years and I watched her skin got sooooo clear through the process.
I live with seven people(parents, 2 brothers, grandma, uncle, and sister-in-law) who love meat and dairy and I thought I would have to move out before going vegan. I talked with my step-mom and she's letting me have my own drawer in the fridge for vegan only food!!! (My step-brother was also diagnosed with Celiac Disease over 10 years ago so none of us are strangers to dietary restrictions.) I honestly expected them to be really judgmental and while my dad kind of was, when I told my oldest brother that I was going vegan and about a conversation with someone at work (co-worker was trying to convince me that veganism wasn't healthy and vegans were irrational) he said that person didn't know what they were talking about, it's not unhealthy, and that he respects vegans!! Also I love your necklace.
I just wanted to say thank you! I'm not vegan, it's just my personal preferences since I just love meat too much. However, for environmental and health reasons, I've decided to try incorporating more vegan food in my diet. I'm happy to say that I only eat meat ( seafood, chicken, red meat, etc. ) 3-4 times a week now, and the rest of my food are either vegan or vegetarian. I found that youtubers like yourself who doesn't force their opinion down other people's throat and actually provide new options for us are really helpful in changing my mindset. Before, I thought that all vegan would force their opinion on everyone else, so I thought that I would do the exact opposite that they're telling me instead( childish, I know! ). I myself still live with my parents since I'm still 14 years old, but they're very supportive with my decision! They're actually pretty curious about what I've cooked and would sometimes ask to try it. I use my allowance money to buy beans and lentils since they're pretty cheap, also my mom buys tofu and tempeh regularly since I live in Indonesia, so they've been a staple in our diet from the start! If I have extra money I'll splurge on specialty stuffs like nutritional yeast, it's very good! Thanks again, Caitlyn!
My mom said to me: I can only go vegan when I don’t live with her anymore... I’m pescatarian and want to go fully vegetarian, I’m going slow steps because of my mom.
@@liam3moonnnn same for me ! actually, i didn’t tell my parents i wanted to go vegan, as me going vegetarian was quite difficult for them. plus i live in my school, and of course the canteen doesn’t have any vegan option (doesn’t really have vegetarian options either.. but i can still manage). i eat dairy and eggs when i’m not the one cooking, but when i am i try and cook more vegan dishes. let’s take one step at a time all together shall we :)
You should make a "transitioning to vegan recipes" video that has vegan recipes that use only ingredients that most people have in their houses. Before I became vegan (about 1 year ago) the main problem I had was that I'd watch a lot of vegan recipe videos that used ingredients that the typical person wouldn't own (like kale, quinoa, nutritional yeast, tahini etc) and I'd be put off. When I went vegan, I found out that I could eat many of the same foods that I was already having (like bread, pasta and cereal), and being vegan doesn't require fancy expensive ingredients. On that note, maybe an "everyday foods that are actually vegan" video would be good too. Love your videos and I'm so glad that you're making this series to help people become vegan!
3 months vegan and my parents and family are supportive, they just see it as a norm for me now. Especially because I never ate dairy products because I'm allergic to most of them😌 , which made the change a little easier
Hi Caitlin, my boyfriend and I are transitioning into a vegetarian diet in part because of you! Your recipes always look amazing but now we are going to give them a try! Thanks for your vids :)
My friend's toddler has developed a dairy allergy (tomatoes, too!). Could you do a video with some toddler-friendly vegan meal ideas? She is really overwhelmed trying to figure out what to feed her child, especially since none of their other family members have food allergies. I linked your channel to her Facebook post about her son. I told her there's vegan "cheese", etc. I know she will enjoy your videos and will find some great ideas and info on here for her family! And I love your videos! 🏆 Picking up healthy ideas and tips here and there to incorporate into our meals. Love this new video series, too!!
tried explaining why because my husband and everyone around me are non vegans and they all still argue and tell me I'm gonna be sick and in the hospital and I don't eat real food, so I give up explaining and talking about it...I'm just doing me and being vegan and learning and doing it all on my own and alone....good video, keep up the good work
I'm currently living in two different households, one where my dad is vegetarian, but doesn't make a lot of healthy food, and one where my mom has a lot of food sensitivities, my grandfather is paleo, gluten free and doesn't eat cow products, and my grandmother is picky. thank you so much for this video!
It took me almost a year to explain it to my mum. She agree now but in Ukraine an idea of going vegan and realising that we can live without dairy or meat is difficult. Thank you for your videos they do really help me a lot with planing by grocery lists.
Ohhh Myyy Goshhh!!!!!! I'm a vegetarian and have been for 2 years! only one in the house! I went vegetarian at 13! now i want to be a vegan now that i am more educated. this helped a lot! tysm
Last week I started eating vegetarian for dinners and try my best to eat vegan for the rest of the day and I've honestly been loving vegetables so much. I used to be fairly picky about vegetables (but never any kind of meat bc my parents always praised me for eating meat) and I changed my attitude so fast my family keeps forgetting what I'll eat now (I used to hate mushrooms and pepper but now I love them). Since meat (and a lot of dairy-lactose intolerant) is the only things I won't eat so far, it hasn't been that bad asking my mom to just not mix the meat in with the rest of the meal or scope out a portion for me before she does. Like tonight we had chicken pineapple stir fry and she just marinated the chicken and pineapple together and put them in a bowl on the side of the rest of the vegetable stir fry. I feel really proud of myself for doing this. I've wanted to go vegan for several months now and I told myself I would when I move out next year, but I couldn't wait that long anymore so here I am being a vegetarian
Watched this a little late but I love this vegan starter kit series :) you're seriously one of my favorite vegan TH-camrs, I always look forward to your videos xoxo
love this 💛 I remember how hard it was when I first went vegan & no one seemed to understand ... but I'm so glad my family came round & are completely supportive now
I'm only 13 and my family is neither vegan nor vegetarian. I just started a week ago and I find it really hard but I really do wanna stay vegan, I love it!
I'm 12, I came out as vegan today. Most of my family members said they will support me. But they said I should take it slow. I will! I hope to be fully vegan by the end of school year! My school year ends around June!
I've been transitioning to veganism and I had my dad (and some other family members) watch What The Health and he's very supportive and is planning to transition also! 😁
owww, I'm have the same opinion, and that's soo hard, but I guess it's will be okay 🙌🏽🤍 I'm from Russia, and soooo wanna to talking w u, if u wanna to of course, it's so interesting to talking on this topic w somebody))
Lifesaver! I'm 12 and just became vegan! My parents eat a standard american diet. My Mom actually thought I was joking at first. I've been wanting to vegan for a long time now. Mostly ever since I learned people eat dogs. Usually meats would disgust me (bacon kinda stuff). So ya! Thank you so much :D
You couldn't have picked a better time to make this video for me personally. I made a decision like two days ago to go vegan. Not sure how my parents will take it honestly, but I still want to try and cook some dinners for them and stuff
YAY thank you!! My dad said I couldn't be vegan until I knew more information about it, since Im the only person who wants to be vegan in my household. Super helpful! Ive also used so many of your what I eat in a days to my own lifestyle bc I need to be healthy and get all my nutritions. Love you so much and keep up the great work!
I’ve always been interested in living a vegan lifestyle and was first exposed to it by my middle school best friend (her family was vegan). I recently read the book How Not to Die, which changed my entire perspective on my health. I am doing everything in my power to slowly convert to veganism (meat only a few times a week, no dairy, etc.). I’ve struggled with acne and sensitive skin for years and it’s like a miracle that my skin is clearing up when I’ve tried every skin product. I realize that it’s best to treat your body from the inside out with whole, real foods. I’ll be full vegan when I move out in a couple of years!
My husband and I are vegan and his parents went vegetarian after they kind of picked up on us whenever we visited them. Thankfully our family doesn't judge us as other families do, but my family isn't as open to my lifestyle as his family is. My mom always says that she is allergic to EVERYTHING and soy is bad so she wont be vegan (I don't push it on her, I think it's her conscious telling her she needs an excuse because she feels like she needs one to eat meat.) My dad and stepmom are super supportive. They make sure to always have vegan food in their home whenever I visit and are always thinking of me. I just moved back to my hometown and my dad bought a bunch of vegan sausages and coffee creamers and mayo and everything for me whenever I visit. He was a fisherman so it's really amazing to see him changing and open-minded for me. In fact, they have a family dinner every Sunday and next Sunday they invited me and said they will make food for me too.
Well, I still live with my mom. We made an agreement which says "If mom cooks, I'm a vegetarian. If I cook, I'm vegan". I think this is one of the best ways how to deal with this 'problem' with non-vegan parents or people you live with. How you said, Caitlin, we can not expect someone who is taking care of what we eat etc would be happy from that (but it would be damn awesome, wouldn't it?) So, thank you for your tips and I hope mine tip would help someone.
See I'm not Vegan, but I am Pescaratarian living with my parents and siblings, and yeah, they love their dairy, and eggs, and everything else: all the things I won't touch. But I have found a lot of your videos very helpful as far as recipes and advice go. I really appreciate them. A lot of these recipes seem like things my family would enjoy. Edit: My mother did try going Vegetarian a long time ago. But it wasn't financially sustainable.
I'm so happy you made this video. I saw cowsparicy a year and a half ago and decided pretty quickly afterwards that I wanted to go vegan, but because my dad is very on the side of.. offence when it comes to animal care and the environment, I haven't been able to switch 100% to a diet like that yet. It's still a goal for me though, I've still decided that I wan't to try going and staying vegan when I move out and you saying that this decision is okay is really inspiring to me. Thank you very much
Ayo this video made me feel a lot better and gave rlly helpful tips on how to become vegan. Im 16 and live in a very meat heavy dieted family and ive tried to go vegetarian and vegan before but it never quite worked out. But online i see a lot of people trying to persuade others to go vegan but saying stuff like you cant make any mistakes and if you do this your an awful person but never explaining why its so bad and never showing how to make even small changes. Seeing this video it was nice because you helped me realize this is a gradual process and ill make mistakes but i just need to try my best, i appreciate the understanding and patience it motivates me more to do better. I plan to do a lot more research and make sure to have at least one vegan meal a day. I also have a milk allergy(not lactose intolerant like i barf and my throat closes up and i cant breathe) and a shellfish and seafood allergy and a beef allergy somehow? idk its weird but they help with veganism since my family is very used to that, only difficulty for me is eggs and chicken but i plan to work on that! also i dont eat pork anyway, but yeah essentially with all my allergies itll make becoming vegan a lot easier and im excited to start making stronger efforts. Thank you for the tips :)
The thing you said about doing the best that I can really resonated with me. I am so passionate about veganism and I am completely ready for the transition but my parents will NOT allow me to be vegan no matter what I say. When I am in control of what I'm eating I eat vegan, and that's the most that I can do. I can't wait for college so that I can join in on this lifestyle!
You give such wonderful advice about being a vegan that's kind to fellow people. I think kindness and leading by example and offering delicious vegan food to share are great ways for people to influence others. Hatred and harsh judgement on others hardly ever leads to change. Most of the time it just creates tension and resentment. I changed when veganism became more accessible and I learned of the enormous environmental impact caused by the agricultural industry. Aggressive things never worked with me because I prefer to distance myself from aggressive situations. Sharing vegan options and educating me without judgement helped. Give people a chance.
Personally I took it in small steps. First cutting out red meat, then fish and chicken and then I went fully vegan. My parents were sceptical in the beginning, think they still are but are respecting my personal choice. My parents were vegetarians when they were young and I think that helped a little with the transition to vegan.
My family now is very receptive with my vegan decision. My mom even asked me teach my sister how to make vegan foods! My family isnt vegan, yet. but making them see veganism in a good light is a really good achievement for me.
Ah, it's so amazing to hear a big vegan inspiration say that it's okay to just do your best and not be a perfect vegan. I currently don't have a job and I'm not able to afford separate food for myself than the rest of my family. When I can, I eat vegan, but unfortunately this isn't an option for me completely while we're all broke. Maybe you could do a vegan starter kit grocery list/grocery haul to show the best things for a beginner vegan? I don't know if you have already, but it would be a great video in this series!
Hi Caitlin! I am 14 so I live with my parents, and they are open to trying vegan foods and things like that, but they don't want me to be a vegan. So I try to avoid meet as much as I can and I do my best, until I grow up and move out. Thanks for your tips!
I'm not vegan, but I am trying to incorporate some vegan meals on my day. I really like your recipes, you show a lot of variety and tasty meals. My brother is vegetarian and it freaks my mom because she can't think of anything to cook when he comes (also he is a lousy vegetarian, who doesn't eat veggies). Anyway, I can see that there are millions of things that you can do if you make vegetables the star of your meals
Whenever someone questions me about why I don't eat animal products I answer with the truth, it started out as a weight loss journey, I always saw skinny vegans and figured my problem was that I was eating too much meat, but then I fell in love with the vegan community and how kind to everybody they were, then because I always loved my cat I figured if I don't eat her because I see a personality and soul in her and it's considered immoral to eat a cat then why eat other animals? Why isn't that immoral. Then I got a puppy and began loving dogs and just began falling in love with animals and found respect for all living beings. So to me it's a health and happiness benefit to me.
Congratulations on great content Caitlin! And very wise advice! (I've recently watched quite a few of your videos...) Only recently and newly inspired as an animal/planet/health defender, I can appreciate this video, I value your work and your experience that you share!
coming from a mexican household that puts cheese, meat, butter and chicken flavoring in absolutely everything it's sooooo hard especially when i TRY to inform how meat is affecting our health. i buy all of my vegan food and it all gets thrown out bc 'it's bad for me'. we really need the documentary What The Health in other languages
but veganism isn't that hard and i love it . i finally feel energetic.
Hi I'm a fellow Mexican vegan! I'm sorry to hear your family isn't supportive, I'm lucky that my family respects my decision and they always buy me vegetables to grill when we have carne asada's! Netflix usually has subtitles for their shows and almost always in spanish, so they should have spanish subtitles for What The Health too
I hope your family can become more understanding!
What the Health is on Netflix and has a Spanish option. I watched it in Spanish with my dad who is Mexican and although he isn't going vegan any time soon he is minimizing the amount of animal products he consumes.
Girl, I feel you!!! The woman that cooks for us even tells me the rice is plain, when it has knor suiza.
Graciela Aguirre spanish documentaries would be GREAT my parents are chill with my decision they just don't get it no matter how much I explain it to them but my mom has been searching alternatives to my favorite meals like panbazos and agua horchata and that makes me super happy bc my bro wants to be like me too and this makes them eat just a little better :)
I know a lot of my family makes jokes about me being vegan such as asking how my parents messed up, teasing me with meat/dairy, saying I can't eat any food, etc. I usually laugh along because I don't want to be labeled as "another one of those sensitive, butt hurt vegans who thinks everyone should cater to their lifestyle" but it's honestly kind of hurtful at times.. mostly because I don't want to get made fun of for a lifestyle that means something to me. I also don't appreciate people throwing "facts" in my face about how the meat/dairy industry works and about human biology and how all of that makes veganism pointless. That is not something I would EVER do to someone, even if I disagreed, I never go around being a preachy vegan. All I ask is to kindly leave the animal products off my plate! I just don't understand why people, ESPECIALLY FAMILY, feel the need to make someone feel like crap about a lifestyle that makes them feel good, especially if it doesn't harm anyone.
My family does this too! It's honestly so annoying and discouraging. They'll say things like "how's your sad food", "oh, you're still doing that thing (with a disgusted attitude, and tease me with meat. Like you said, sometimes I laugh along but honestly it's hurtful and I wish they'd stop.
yulissa I just honestly look at them and say, "Why are you making fun of my food?" Or "Why are you trying to make me feel bad about my lunch?" I sincerely look at them and ask, and wait for a response. If they double down, I just say it isn't nice to say that and that I like my food and don't get why they're concerned with it. All done very sincerely. People don't think about what they're doing, and if you make them think about how they'd feel if someone just randomly started making fun of them for something as "not anyone's business" as what a person eats for lunch, they slow down. There are very few ways to get people to respect us in how we want to be treated, outside of open and honest communication. Do it with kindness and repeatedly ask them to stop. No arguments or anything. Just tell them to stop and move on. They will stop eventually. Stand strong and calm.
Mikayla Hollis - Sometimes, although you don't want to be a preachy vegan, standing your guard and giving real mentally/ emotionally moving facts about veganism vs omnivorism will make people more aware and respect you more for your well thought out Decision. Don't make it a conversation completely attacking their diets, but more like a conversation saying "Yes! This is my diet , and this is exactly why I do it." You'll have to be mentally prepared to have facts and know very well why you love veganism in your mind and heart but if you do those things their respect will come and they will understand you a lot better. You can do it Mikayla!!
rebeccuuhh this advice was so helpful. thank you ❤️
crepes I'll definitely try this next time. Thank you for your words!
I'm 15 and I'm cooking my own meals. Having to meal prep makes me study even better bc I have to control the time I have and leaves me less time to procrastinate. Thank you so much for your help and inspirational videos. Kisses from Spain💜
Wish I could relate
I’m from Spain too!
Such a good idea! 15 too, I'm coming out as vegan to my family soon and I doubt they'll do it with me, so I guess I'll have to get creative in the kitchen myself!
@@zoe.h.nelson04 im 15 and trying to become vegan, im vegetarian now, but all of my family eats meat and always talk about how much of a burden it is on them 😔 and never listen when i try to tell them why it's good
@@isabellabatten that really sucks. They'll probably get used to it though. Why would it be a burden for them?
I love how supportive you are even if someone isn't able to be fully vegan at the moment. Not all, but a lot of vegans look down on people who make "excuses" which is what they would call them. I'm Asian and there's a lot of people in my family, who all heavily eat meat and we usually just cook a giant pot of something that'll feed everyone and last a few days. I try my best to eat Vegan but I also have to eat what is available, even if it means just picking out the meat or separating some on the side before my parents add in the meat. Other vegans always say, "it's not expensive, I'm sure your parents can buy you beans/vegetables/etc." but if your family has enough money to buy for a dish for everyone, it's a little selfish or just hard to ask for separate things from everyone else. One day, I do plan to be completely vegan, but I just can't do it 100% yet but I am still doing all that I can and I love and respect you so much, being 100% vegan, for understanding that. You're literally my favorite Vegan and give me hope!
reenx3 Hi, I understand your situation quite well as I am experiencing the same thing. Since two years ago, I researched on veganism and diet and have been trying my best to eat mostly plant-based. However, as I am mostly dependent on my family for food (I can cook few dishes, but not without supervision), I have not been able to be vegan. I do not want to discredit my family(they are also Asian and frequent meat and animal products), they have been making more vegetarian foods, but they don't often take the time to make enough of it, due to them still making their own non-veg food, so on most days, one of my meals will include some form of animal protein. I am also often having to eat chicken and fish because of inconveniences when eating out in restaurants with family and at events and gatherings that rarely have vegan/vegetarian foods. It really is bothersome having to eat non-veg food, but once I become more independent, I hope to become vegan too! 🐥🐔🐠🐮💕
I am thinking about becoming vegan but I don’t think i am ready to go 100% vegan. And my situation is similar to yours (arabian households LOVE meat and chicken) and tbh I don’t know if I will ever become 100% vegan (i have a few favorite dishes that include chicken/meat/fish) but if i do go vegan(hopefully) i will try and find substitutes to these foods (or the same dishes without meat/chicken)
i’m polish and there’s a lot of eggs and dough and meat and it’s hard to do it i’m only 12 and i’m trying to be vegan it’s hard but it’s going well and i can totally relate
2 years late but I really want go vegetarian but i come from a long line of meat lovers so much so that my mother doesn't even like vegetarian guests. We eat meat like everyday and as soon as i said i wanted to be vegetarian they all literally started a shouting match. I'm 18 for godsake, i love meat, i do but i just dont want to eat it anymore knowing some animal just got killed for me to eat.
I am really late to this comment but I started crying as soon as I read this. I am from a Turkish household and I struggle with this too. I get sad when people shame me for makeing up "excuses" or being "stubborn" but I truly can't do much right now. I do not buy my own food and my family loves to est meat so I am stuck with what they cook. They don't like veganism that much either so that is another problem for me. I am glad there are some people that experience the same things. It is not fun to be in this situatiın of course but it is nice to know there are people who know what you mean :(
I first found out about veganism 9 years ago (I was 13 at the time) and really made me think about not only the planet but also my health. Also, at the time I was living with my grandparents and my mother so when I brought it up it was definitely a shock to them and they opposed. I tried to be vegan but I could only do it one day due to everyone's lack of support and also because in mexican households 98% of groceries are animal products lol.
Now I'm 22 years old and finally live on my own. I have been vegan for around 4-5 months and feel amazing! At first I never thought I would be able to keep up but I'm proud of myself because I've made it this far lol
I understand how you feel! I have been telling my parents how I would like to be vegan and I have been vegan for a while now a few months, I also live in a mexican household my family is meat eaters but my mother supports me very much. My grandmother started stereotypying me and critizizing me for my decision it was really hard to hear telling me "you are just going to eat vegetables all the time" or "your obsessed with your body" lol its difficult but its my decision and glad at least some are there now to support me :)
My mum and dad would just laugh at me if I said I was going vegan...
Idk what to do
Jeon Jungkookie at least try to explain to them and why. If they laugh, tell them not to and hopefully they understand. Best of luck! Also hi kookieeeeee
My parents are like this-the best thing to do is just to ignore them and go on with your life. Even make them something that's vegan for them and let them try it. 💞
Army💓
I hope you've gotten the courage and done it now, if not, it's never too late ❤❤
Hey so I don't know how you're doing but dropping hints that you want to go vegan helps a lot or saying you don't like the taste of milk, meat, cheese, etc. If you did it that's super amazing but here's this just in case you want some help :))
Try to watch vegan documents with your parents I did this and mom is actually going vegan now
you just mentioned it lol
Memex1 same i sent my mom vegan documentaries like Earthlings and shes vegan now too
I suggested a couple of documentaries to my mother and she will not watch them. It seems she likes to pretend that the food that she's eating isn't the result of abused animals and she continues to eat meat and dairy blindly. It frustrates me immensely but I will continue to live the vegan lifestyle. I cook my own meals and share my vegan recipes with them and let them try my vegan baked goods etc.
Memex1 What documents did you use?
TheLegend 27 i know im so sorry. I love your mentality though. I dont know why some people wont change when they are given information like that. Hopefully one day though they will. I have some family members that wont change either. Your mentality is great just keep living your life of kindness and hopefully one day more people will follow in your example. Best wishes.
How to stay vegan while traveling
NEED THIS
Not possible tho travelling is so bad for the environment
Eat salad. More meat for me.
I NEED TO KNOW
Just ask for the allergy menu if going to restaurants
No matter how many times I explain with detail why being vegan is healthier for us and the planet, they tease me and laugh at me. I’m ready to be vegan when I live independently💓
So so sorry about how late this comment is, but I'm with you on that!!! My parents HATE the idea of being vegan and they joke in very mean ways! Here's an example: dad,"Why did the vegan stay on the same side of the road?" Me" idk y?" Dad," because the vegan didn't like the idea of roads because they 'ruin the environment'!" Dad *laughing intensely* me( why does he joke like that?! It's so rude and arrogant?!!!) Dad," Why aren't you laughing? Are you upset?!!!(in a rude joking voice)" me*walks away*
It's just so annoying 😡😡😡😒😒😒 I can't stand him anymore!! On one hand I love him because he's my dad, but on the other hand he's one of the rudest beings on the planet Earth!!!
a l e x i o u s i feel you! My family mocked me so much for being vegan! So I gave up, that was like a year ago, and I’m gonna tru again! I’m only 15 but I hope it works out!
I am in the same situation and I hope I can go vegan when im independent too! Good luck to you :)
Yess
I eat vegan breakfasts anyway (smoothie bowl + water)
And I am slowly starting to eat a vegan lunch
I drink almond milk cause I like the taste of it
I don’t like fish/ham anyway
Maybe I can do this!😊
That is great.
yessss, you can do it!!!!
Only meat I genuinely like is some beef, turkey and chicken breast. I dont like fish or pig. But i love chicken. And i love cheese. I dont really drink cowmilk unless its the only option in school
aluwz what forms do you eat the meat in? i know some really amazing vegan brands with foods that taste super similar that i would 100% recommend
Almond milk is pretty delicious
can you do another video on how to stay vegan when going on vacation with friends only (AKA you are completely on your own)?
I did yesterday and tbh chipotle was my best friend😂 thank God fast food chains have vegan options
Lia Moore I'm only vegetarian so it's a bit easier for me, but this is what I learned from my experience:
1. Even if some of your friends are cooking, and not you, you can ask them to make side dishes (pasta, rice, veggies) apart from meat, so you can still eat it
2. If you are ordering food, you can always order something vegan for yourself, even if they are sharing something else (like pizza)
3. Try to be the one who goes shopping for food as often as you can, or make sure to tell the person who is buying food what to get for you (if it's something specifically vegan, like vegan meat, offer to pay for it yourself, if it's something that can be eaten with meat offer to cook it for all of your friends so they can eat it with whatever meat they make for themselvs)
Hope this helps ☺️
Lia Moore I came back from Austria and Italy yesterday and it was my first time traveling as a vegan. In austria I've bin in Tirol and outside of vienna their nearly only meat restaurants (they don't evan have vegetarian food😕), but I asked the owner of the hotel to cook vegan for me and I got every meal in vegan. So just ask friendly and it should work. In Italy I didn't eat in the hotel, but in every menu are side dishes, or you can ask how they make it, or you just sag without chees please or whatever is in their ( like pizza with veggies without chees).
I recomend looking into getting a app that can track vegan or vegetarian restaurants near and around you.
Ja5zy T.
Do you have a name of this app?
Caitlin! Today marks 2 weeks of me going vegan and its mostly because of you! I come from a hispanic household and i never in a million years would've thought that i could become vegan but one day i got a recommended video from you and i just kept watching more and more of your videos and you made it seem so attainable. I started watching move vegan videos and documentaries and I finally made the change. I made the change from meat eating, to veganism overnight 2 weeks ago and i feel so great! I'm sleeping more, i feel more energized through out the day, I don't feel the need to ever take a nap, my face is almost completely clear from all acne (i've suffered from really bad acne since my teenage years and i never thought that i could have clear skin!) i also started getting a rash on my arm that i thought was from the sun but since i started eating plant based it hasnt acted up once and ive been in the sun a lot. I've lost 6 pounds also (which is a good thing since I am overweight) but i've just seen so many positive changes in my life and i'm just so thankful to you and your videos. You really are an inspiring person and i'm so glad to have found your youtube channel! Thank you for all that you do! You truly have changed my life for the better! :)
I'm in the same situation! this is my second week completely vegan. I'm from Argentina, raised in a meat eater family. It's good to know that this lifestyle is spreading so fast 🙌
It was 4 weeks for me on Monday and i feel so great! 2 of my family members have also started eating plant based and they're loving all the positive things happening to their body! Good luck to you on your journey! :)
My mom basically said this to me today (but in french😂😂) : I don't want to loose my mother's job because you can't cook things for everybody but she said that she knew nothing about how cook a "healthy" vegan meal so she couldn't.
So I said: I can cook my own meal
My mom: but i would loose my mothers job
Me: no the mother's job is to be supportive white my opinion and let me being more (I don't know what is the English for the french word "autonome" it basically mean doing thing by my self)!
Lau-Ann Boucher I think the most direct translation for autonome would be autonomous, but I think most people would say self-sufficient or independent, because autonomous sounds kind of too fancy, if that makes sense. I love your comment that a mother's job is to support. That's perfect!
Lau-Ann Boucher this is my mom too, she thinks im not letting her be a mom bc she doesn't wanna cook vegan food/i won't eat what she cooks
Lau-Ann Boucher There are loads of Vegan recipe and cooking videos out there to help. I'd also recommend a good cookbook. I started with. 'Easy Vegan' by Ryland Peters and Small. It shows you good healthy and nutritious meals made with simple everyday ingredients. Good luck!
Autonome would probably be *independent. That's so sweet of your mom too, don't forget she loves you.
Faut se souvenir que ta mére t'adore beaucoup, évidement parce qu'elle a envie de continuer à cuisiner pour toi ^_^ c'est mignon, quoi! En anglais, "independent" est le mot le plus utile
being vegan in an asian household is almost impossible, trust me. there’s no problem in regard to most dairy products like milk, yogurt, cheese. but, it’s certainly an issue because of meat and eggs, and also, how strict asian parents generally are, not being allowed to cook some of your meals, and entangle my mom’s job as a parent since she would have to cook something different apart from what she cooks for the rest of the family, and so.
oh, and also them not allowing me to become vegan.
i feel this,
im planning on transitioning into veganism when im on my own
Sir, this is a Wendy's same...I’m pescatarian rn
Me too! I’m also Asian and I can relate,
How old are you?
I am from a Turkish household and I can relate :(
How to respond to (stupid) comments about veganism
Don’t.
Theres a ted talk about the Arguments against veganism and I thought the answers earthing Ed had was really great
i usually just say “i don’t judge you and your lifestyle so please don’t judge mine :)”
Don’t.
I would say nicely tell them why they should go vegan. Tell them that they don’t have to go vegan, but this is why I am vegan. You don’t have to go vegan yourself.
super helpful!Im vegan in a non vegan household and this is super helpful!
oooh, i'm so happy with u!
I’m 17 and live with my dad, but he allows me to make the grocery list/do the shopping & gives me a budget and supported me when i decided to go vegan (I cook and prepare almost everything I eat and I cook for him too so I guess that’s why he didn’t really care)! It really sucks how some parents won’t even let their children at least try to go vegan... like they’re trying to be healthy lmaoooo
I'm 14 and it's my 3 day so far. I don't really even crave anything yet and I hope that doesn't change haha ❤️ I love animals and after watching the documentary Earthlings I cried and almost puked. And I also love the nature and vegetables and fruits and I love cooking too, so I think veganism is perfect for me. 💚🌏💚
That's amazing, congrats on making the change! I know what you mean, we watched Earthlings and Earthlings UK Land of Hope and Glory, can never eat animals again after watching those, so awful :'(
I'm 14 and trying to go vegan as well!!!!! Good luck!!!
Omg Im 13 and it's been 2 months I went vegan because of earthlings too. I live in a house hold of non vegans. I hardly eat at home get hungry but say I'm not only because I can't stand what they say when I say "I don't eat meat". Im very passionate about my decision and I don't think I'm willing to change it because of them.
I'm 14 too and trying to go vegan as well. 🤞
You still vegan
When I'm at university it's easy to eat vegan food when I want it (I'm just veggie technically), but coming home for the summer is SO difficult! My mum used to be vegetarian yet whatever research I present her with she disregards with one of the classic meat eater excuses. My parents think I'm just going through being a student and thinking I know everything, when really I have spent hundreds of hours researching this movement, it's so frustrating! Buttttttttt I'm buying a food processor when I get paid so yay can finally make smoothie bowls
*shrug* maybe they do have a point, that since you are in school you 'think you know everything'. But you could easily explain to them that school has really motivated you to be more informed, and you want to understand what this vegan movement is about so you have spent a lot of time looking into it. Idk, parents can be stubborn, but maybe this perspective will help?
That’s exactly what my LITTLE sister always tells me that I just want to know everything but I’m doing so much research I’ve spent so many nights crying my eyes out watching documentaries but no one believes me!
Great tips! There is another situation that would be great to cover in this series: couples where only one person is vegan.
I'm married to an meat eater and most of our food is cooked in a vegan way and he just cooks his meat separately whenever he likes. When I turned vegetarian and I was cooking, Sometimes I still prepared something for him as well because when it was his turn to cook, he always did something for me too. When I turned vegan I stopped cooking and buying animal products for him (there were lots of explanation on WHY I did it). He respected my choice and agreed on using vegan ingredients in our common food (vegan butter and milk for example). So everything we cook is somehow adapted to be vegan and when he wants to mix meat/cheese he will take a bit in a separate pan and add his stuff. We have some utensils for exclusive use of vegan food, which is great.
Off course I would prefer not having these products at home at all, but this was my decision so I have to respect his time the same way he respects my choices.
Michele Paes I'd love this topic to be covered, since I am also married to a carnivore who thinks his meal is never complete without meat... I consider going vegan but don't know how to combine prepping my food and his food at the same time, without spending a lot of time. My kids also want to keep eating meat, so that's a big challenge ahead..... tips are very welcome!
I'm switching over to vegan. My partner actually hates vegans because "we need meat." I haven't fully told him my end goal yet but knows I'm eating no meats or meat products for 3 days now (I'm lactose intolerant so no dairy is a given to us). We have twins that I won't be switching to my diet choice unless they want to choose when they are older because they do have medical issues and have to be more aware of their bodies. I just make the meat on the side and I cook so if he wants his meat filled food he can cook his own food.
OMG thankyou for this video. The timing is weirdly perfect.
Sandy Nicole same
can you do a video on how to read ingredients lists (like what to look out for etc) or how to make sure you're getting enough protein etc in your diet? i feel like i don't know what a healthy diet consists of in the first place (like how many carbs/protein/veg i need per day) so trying to make my diet vegan on my own seems scary bc i don't want to be malnourished or anything!
btw this series is really cool i'm glad you're doing them!
Thank you for this series! It really helps us new vegans
That is for sure.
can you do a video on how to stay motivated to stay vegan when being vegan gets hard ... been vegan for 8months and lately now it has became very hard
Tatyana Green you can do it!!! try to remember why you became vegan in the first place and maybe write it down and put it somewhere you'll see it every day. sending good vibes your way! 😊
Tatyana Green Do it for yourself and its hard, Do it for the animals and its easy. My advice is to go back and research again into the ethics behind the movement. Whether it is animal rights, the environment, our species health, our society that conforms to the problem, the biased media, or whatever else made you go Vegan. . Once you are awoken to what is going on, it's easy to stay Vegan. Peace.
Tatyana Green also check out Melanie Joy, sustainable activism search. It addresses combating burnout and PTSD. Essential knowledge for maintaining a healthy outlook. ✌️
I wanted to go vegan but since I'm naturally a small person my parents said no cause I already wasn't getting enough protein. But I told them if I at least went vegetarian I could cut out meat for a start A) no more McDonald's or random meat junk food and B) I wouldn't be incorporating myself to killing animals at least. Now I've been vegetarian for 3 months and feel a lot more healthier and better since I know I'm not harming any animals!
kylie beth great job I was vegetarian for 4 years, but sadly by being vegetarian your still harming animals through the egg and dairy industry.
Felicity Walsh I know, I recently watched the documentary forks over knives and planning on showing my parents because it's all about how being vegan is healthy for you and the planet. But since I'm only 14 and still live with my parents it's hard to already cut meat out since my parents and 2 other siblings are use to the meat lifestyle I have to come to an agreement where I still eat dairy and eggs cause my parents don't want to completely change their eating lifestyle.
kylie beth I feel you, I'm 16 living at home in a family of meat eaters, so I have to do my own grocery shopping and cooking to be vegan. But everything you cut out is still making a difference 🙂
Felicity Walsh I'm tryin to save up my money to start buying my own stuff but since I don't have a job the only money I get is from doing chores but I only get paid once a week sometimes with either a 10 or a 20, it may sound like a pretty good amount but I then don't know how to get to my walmart since I can't drive. I'm just gettin excited when I'm able to get my license cause then it'll make life easier
Very helpful video. Thank you. I am vegan living in a house with 4 meat eaters. It's mentally straining but I know it's worth it to be healthy and not contributing to animal abuse.
TheLegend 27 I understand you, my parents don't eat meat but it's mentally straining when I explain how eggs and dairy is bad but hopefully us vegans will convince our families and maybe even convert them too!
You can do it.
Same and where I live is literally beef land everything is about meat
i’m 15 an have been vegan for almost one year, i have 2 friends who are interested in veganism and your videos are big help to them!!!!
Love this video Caitlin! I agree! It's so important to show people that vegans eat more than salad. I'm so passionate about coming up with new ways to make vegan food taste good and share it with my vegan and non-vegan friends. I think even if people aren't on a plant based diet they can still do a lot of good for themselves and for the environment by having some vegan meals throughout the week so hopefully that will help make vegan food a lot more common and more widely accepted :) Love this series! Keep up the good work girly
I have recently stared to implement Veganism into my diet it was really difficult because I live with my parents (I'm a college student who works to pay for all my college tuition) but they buy and cook all my meals for me. At first I stated by having a vegan breakfast then the next week a vegan breakfast and lunch and so on. Since this was a small difference in my diet my family hasn't really seen a problem with it. Now a month later my mom,who does the grocery shopping, will buy things that she knows I like and are vegan, sometimes she will even call me to ask if something it ok for me to eat!
Thats amazing!!
Caitlin this is amazing of you to do. So many people struggle to become vegan because of the people around them, and the easier it is to become vegan, the better! Keep doing what you do, you're helping to change the world for the better, one vegan at a time!! Love you!
i absolutely love this video. when u started talking about "being the perfect vegan" i beat myself up about times where i might slip up by eating something i didn't know my mom made with butter or accidentally eating pasta my dad made alone side meat. i forget that my intentions are in the right place and i can learn from those mistakes and that it's okay as long as i don't give up. for the most part i make my own meals, i've really owned up to being vegan and knowing that this mature decision requires mature action. this is the second comment i write to just say thanks so much to you, caitlin but it never hurts to say it again. thank you for ur amazing, inspiring videos
I'm 15 and I'm trying to go vegan but it's really hard to not eat animal products in my house and it drives me crazy that I can't be animal product free. My parent also think that veganism is a weird spiritual hippie thing (they're Christians) and its really hard to be vegan with parents who are like that but this video helped me accept the fact that I'm trying my best and i shouldn't beat myself up about something i can't fully control right now.
Another scenario is of course when you're married and or living with a partner who eats meat. Even when you have a supportive partner it can be a challenge.
I’m 44 and just starting my journey. I appreciate your videos so much. I think people of all ages can benefit from the info you share
What a fantastic video topic! So useful.
can u do a video on how to stay vegan when going to a friend house and another on a friend house please? it would mean a lot!!
i'm not very strict about being vegan so if no meat/dairy free food is available i will eat it
I'm a 15 years old vegan, proud of me? 😎😂
Yaaaaaaaassss you go!
Lol yes but I plan to be vegan at 13... I'm 11
Doona SN i’m ten eek lol super proud
Same ☺️
Doona SN my teacher is a 34 year old vegan woman...
I'm in the middle of veeeery slowly changing to a vegan diet. I know myself, and if I did it overnight it definitely wouldn't stick! This way I'm super motivated and excited to try new plantbased oilfree meals every single day - without stressing out if I'm too busy/lazy to do lots, and just eat some yoghurt or a ham sandwich (for now). I just thought I'd share -- if you're like me and you suck at restricting yourself, I can definitely recommend just doing your best and never ever stressing about if it's 'good enough' :)
Also, I now crave vegetable and never ever crave meat anymore - and I now feel super bloated, nauseous and disgusting after eating foods with lots of sugar... which is weird lol but GREAT
i am so fortunate to have my mom be so supportive and offered to help me with whatever foods i need/ want
I have been vegeterian for 7 months and I am now Im going vegan. My mom is still trying to adjust to it and help me through it but they are all very supportive
meat
Not a vegan but I love how much you stressed respecting parents and the lifestyle aspect as opposed to just the "do whatever I want" aspect
I've been watching you for a year and a half (as long as i'm vegan) and still, every single video you make is soo helpful for me! I love the way you make everything easier for starting vegans and even for people that are following this diet for some time already. Thank you Caitlin, for inspiring me (and others) everytime a new video comes out. You are an amazing person. Hands down🙌
"Cook me vegan food. Bye!" 😹😹😹😹 I just died
I've had a plant-based diet before; I felt healthier, happier and better - I made my own meals as well. But my parents were never supportive about it, and bc my dad is a gp (doctor) he told me about some health issues for my growth and I believed him. So I stopped and started the paleo diet with my mum, (watched a lot of Sarah's Day) which was a big mistake as I became unhealthy, fatty and miserable; but my dad supported this and I kept going - sometimes I would cry bc I knew what I was doing to the animals but I didn't want to make my parents upset. I don't know about you, but when I was a paleo I felt annoyed all the time and bc my mum is still on that diet, anything by "wasting money of buying vegan products" or mentioning the diet will tick her off and bc she's on a diet to lose weight, it's a very touchy subject when I talk about meals or diets as she makes them and I feel guilty as it might seem that I'm calling her fat; so I have left the idea for a while but I stopped the diet bc I knew it wasn't me and I knew eating shouldn't be a chore and thinking about food use to be draining for me. And now after all my research and my experiences. I want to start my plant-based diet again but I don't think they will support me and I don't want to start problems again about it. To top it all off, my friends and overall my community has a big stereotype towards vegans and some even claim to hate them, and although they may care or love me; it's just really hard. *Please comment and like this to help this 14y.o out and to show her this*
i've been the only vegan in my family for 2 years and up until last month my mom started educating herself and became vegeterian. Living with non-vegans is tough but totally worth it, I recommend showing your family some vegan foods and demonstrating how delicious vegan food is.
I started going vegan Jun "12 and all I hear from my family are negative things about me being vegan. But I'm going to keep showing them how much it makes me happy ❤️
I went vegetarian and then vegan starting when I was 15. I lived in a household that was close to the poverty line and where we ate a very standard American diet. My mom did most of the cooking in our house, and she was mainly concerned that it would be very expensive and that I wouldn't get enough to eat, but I stayed firm in my decision, and she actually began to enjoy many of the foods that we made vegan, and they were very affordable, as we didn't often buy any meat replacements and just stuck to the basics! I am almost 27 now and still vegan, living with my boyfriend who switched to a vegetarian diet just before we started dating. Don't lose hope! Just do your research, stay firm in your decision, and do the best you can :)
I'm 16 and vegan, and I actually convinced my mom to go back to being vegetarian and my brother to go vegan. I smiled so much at the end when she said she's proud of us
The 3 point was my best. Going vegan can be hard when you don't have support. I'm glad I have you Caitlin, this video made me feel better.
ever since I went vegan I started cooking for myself and im so happy I have more skill than the common 15 year old teen and a bit more than my mom, I also like cooking for my family and hearing they enjoy it. they also like buying me my alternatives like ice cream or pastries once in a while I'm so lucky to have a family like mine ^-^
your last statement of knowing and realizing what they do with real gratitude is a sentiment i still don't remember as often as i honestly should, i respect that people do still honor family among al our freedoms.
I just decided to go vegan and even though I live in a non vegan household my family is respectful about it and my mom even agreed to make my birthday dinner and cake vegan for me I am so blessed to have them❤
Holly Walker lucky my mom told me I’m not eating it if I stay vegan😂
I highly recommend watching “The Game Changers” on Netflix, with non vegans. It is so interesting and light; basically, it’s not boring for others to watch, and doesn’t put weight on being vegan!
I hate cooking my vegan food in the same pots + pans my parents cooked their meat in ughhh lol and omgg where'd you get your vegan vibes bag from?
Trenae it's from "in the soul shine"
Trenae i use my own pans in a shared household. i just wash them and store them in my room. i found mine between the dollar store and the target clearance section. if you’re able, it may be something to look into! even just one pot, one sautee pan, and one baking sheet is a great start!
+Sarah Nicole Thank you!
+AKA AK That's exactly what I plan on doing later when I'm able to buy some cookware. It would make me feel less gross lol I've been researching what's the healthiest cookware to use as well
Trenae for me it's the cutting boards 🤢
Day 1 of being vegan. I’m doing it because I have really bad acne. My best friend has been vegan for 3 years and I watched her skin got sooooo clear through the process.
I live with seven people(parents, 2 brothers, grandma, uncle, and sister-in-law) who love meat and dairy and I thought I would have to move out before going vegan. I talked with my step-mom and she's letting me have my own drawer in the fridge for vegan only food!!! (My step-brother was also diagnosed with Celiac Disease over 10 years ago so none of us are strangers to dietary restrictions.) I honestly expected them to be really judgmental and while my dad kind of was, when I told my oldest brother that I was going vegan and about a conversation with someone at work (co-worker was trying to convince me that veganism wasn't healthy and vegans were irrational) he said that person didn't know what they were talking about, it's not unhealthy, and that he respects vegans!!
Also I love your necklace.
How do you have time to cook for yourself in high school? I’m going to high school in a month but idk how I’ll have the time with sport and homework!
I just wanted to say thank you! I'm not vegan, it's just my personal preferences since I just love meat too much. However, for environmental and health reasons, I've decided to try incorporating more vegan food in my diet. I'm happy to say that I only eat meat ( seafood, chicken, red meat, etc. ) 3-4 times a week now, and the rest of my food are either vegan or vegetarian. I found that youtubers like yourself who doesn't force their opinion down other people's throat and actually provide new options for us are really helpful in changing my mindset. Before, I thought that all vegan would force their opinion on everyone else, so I thought that I would do the exact opposite that they're telling me instead( childish, I know! ). I myself still live with my parents since I'm still 14 years old, but they're very supportive with my decision! They're actually pretty curious about what I've cooked and would sometimes ask to try it. I use my allowance money to buy beans and lentils since they're pretty cheap, also my mom buys tofu and tempeh regularly since I live in Indonesia, so they've been a staple in our diet from the start! If I have extra money I'll splurge on specialty stuffs like nutritional yeast, it's very good! Thanks again, Caitlyn!
My mom said to me: I can only go vegan when I don’t live with her anymore... I’m pescatarian and want to go fully vegetarian, I’m going slow steps because of my mom.
I‘m sure you can do it!!! Did it work till now?
Marlene im Still Not vegan but vegetarian :3 thx
@@liam3moonnnn same for me ! actually, i didn’t tell my parents i wanted to go vegan, as me going vegetarian was quite difficult for them. plus i live in my school, and of course the canteen doesn’t have any vegan option (doesn’t really have vegetarian options either.. but i can still manage). i eat dairy and eggs when i’m not the one cooking, but when i am i try and cook more vegan dishes. let’s take one step at a time all together shall we :)
2:07
Me: Writes down why I'm going vegan just so I don't have to start up an awkward conversation quietly
This video is exactly what I have been looking for for ages!
You should make a "transitioning to vegan recipes" video that has vegan recipes that use only ingredients that most people have in their houses. Before I became vegan (about 1 year ago) the main problem I had was that I'd watch a lot of vegan recipe videos that used ingredients that the typical person wouldn't own (like kale, quinoa, nutritional yeast, tahini etc) and I'd be put off. When I went vegan, I found out that I could eat many of the same foods that I was already having (like bread, pasta and cereal), and being vegan doesn't require fancy expensive ingredients. On that note, maybe an "everyday foods that are actually vegan" video would be good too. Love your videos and I'm so glad that you're making this series to help people become vegan!
3 months vegan and my parents and family are supportive, they just see it as a norm for me now. Especially because I never ate dairy products because I'm allergic to most of them😌 , which made the change a little easier
could you do a video on the basics you should have stocked up in your pantry?
Hi Caitlin, my boyfriend and I are transitioning into a vegetarian diet in part because of you! Your recipes always look amazing but now we are going to give them a try! Thanks for your vids :)
My friend's toddler has developed a dairy allergy (tomatoes, too!). Could you do a video with some toddler-friendly vegan meal ideas? She is really overwhelmed trying to figure out what to feed her child, especially since none of their other family members have food allergies. I linked your channel to her Facebook post about her son. I told her there's vegan "cheese", etc. I know she will enjoy your videos and will find some great ideas and info on here for her family!
And I love your videos! 🏆 Picking up healthy ideas and tips here and there to incorporate into our meals. Love this new video series, too!!
tried explaining why because my husband and everyone around me are non vegans and they all still argue and tell me I'm gonna be sick and in the hospital and I don't eat real food, so I give up explaining and talking about it...I'm just doing me and being vegan and learning and doing it all on my own and alone....good video, keep up the good work
I'm currently living in two different households, one where my dad is vegetarian, but doesn't make a lot of healthy food, and one where my mom has a lot of food sensitivities, my grandfather is paleo, gluten free and doesn't eat cow products, and my grandmother is picky. thank you so much for this video!
It took me almost a year to explain it to my mum. She agree now but in Ukraine an idea of going vegan and realising that we can live without dairy or meat is difficult. Thank you for your videos they do really help me a lot with planing by grocery lists.
Ohhh Myyy Goshhh!!!!!! I'm a vegetarian and have been for 2 years! only one in the house! I went vegetarian at 13! now i want to be a vegan now that i am more educated. this helped a lot! tysm
Last week I started eating vegetarian for dinners and try my best to eat vegan for the rest of the day and I've honestly been loving vegetables so much. I used to be fairly picky about vegetables (but never any kind of meat bc my parents always praised me for eating meat) and I changed my attitude so fast my family keeps forgetting what I'll eat now (I used to hate mushrooms and pepper but now I love them). Since meat (and a lot of dairy-lactose intolerant) is the only things I won't eat so far, it hasn't been that bad asking my mom to just not mix the meat in with the rest of the meal or scope out a portion for me before she does. Like tonight we had chicken pineapple stir fry and she just marinated the chicken and pineapple together and put them in a bowl on the side of the rest of the vegetable stir fry.
I feel really proud of myself for doing this. I've wanted to go vegan for several months now and I told myself I would when I move out next year, but I couldn't wait that long anymore so here I am being a vegetarian
Watched this a little late but I love this vegan starter kit series :) you're seriously one of my favorite vegan TH-camrs, I always look forward to your videos xoxo
love this 💛 I remember how hard it was when I first went vegan & no one seemed to understand ... but I'm so glad my family came round & are completely supportive now
I'm only 13 and my family is neither vegan nor vegetarian. I just started a week ago and I find it really hard but I really do wanna stay vegan, I love it!
You made it to over 200,000 subscribers!!!! Hooray for you! So wonderful!
I'm 12, I came out as vegan today.
Most of my family members said they will support me.
But they said I should take it slow.
I will! I hope to be fully vegan by the end of school year! My school year ends around June!
How’s it going?
I've been transitioning to veganism and I had my dad (and some other family members) watch What The Health and he's very supportive and is planning to transition also! 😁
It’s so hard to avoid Dairy and eggs when my parents continuously buy “cupcakes and muffins and bars” that have loads of fat and dairy and eggs
owww, I'm have the same opinion, and that's soo hard, but I guess it's will be okay 🙌🏽🤍
I'm from Russia, and soooo wanna to talking w u, if u wanna to of course, it's so interesting to talking on this topic w somebody))
Lifesaver! I'm 12 and just became vegan! My parents eat a standard american diet. My Mom actually thought I was joking at first. I've been wanting to vegan for a long time now. Mostly ever since I learned people eat dogs. Usually meats would disgust me (bacon kinda stuff). So ya! Thank you so much :D
You couldn't have picked a better time to make this video for me personally. I made a decision like two days ago to go vegan. Not sure how my parents will take it honestly, but I still want to try and cook some dinners for them and stuff
YAY thank you!! My dad said I couldn't be vegan until I knew more information about it, since Im the only person who wants to be vegan in my household. Super helpful! Ive also used so many of your what I eat in a days to my own lifestyle bc I need to be healthy and get all my nutritions. Love you so much and keep up the great work!
I’ve always been interested in living a vegan lifestyle and was first exposed to it by my middle school best friend (her family was vegan). I recently read the book How Not to Die, which changed my entire perspective on my health. I am doing everything in my power to slowly convert to veganism (meat only a few times a week, no dairy, etc.). I’ve struggled with acne and sensitive skin for years and it’s like a miracle that my skin is clearing up when I’ve tried every skin product. I realize that it’s best to treat your body from the inside out with whole, real foods. I’ll be full vegan when I move out in a couple of years!
i actually saw when someone commuted about requesting this vid idea in a recent video and remember hoping you'd do it. thank goodness you did !
you should make a video of all the basics you need to get from the store when you are first going vegan. basically a vegan starter kit
Caitlin you're such a role model to me ❤️ i love learning from you and looking up to you as a vegan and as a person
My husband and I are vegan and his parents went vegetarian after they kind of picked up on us whenever we visited them.
Thankfully our family doesn't judge us as other families do, but my family isn't as open to my lifestyle as his family is. My mom always says that she is allergic to EVERYTHING and soy is bad so she wont be vegan (I don't push it on her, I think it's her conscious telling her she needs an excuse because she feels like she needs one to eat meat.)
My dad and stepmom are super supportive. They make sure to always have vegan food in their home whenever I visit and are always thinking of me. I just moved back to my hometown and my dad bought a bunch of vegan sausages and coffee creamers and mayo and everything for me whenever I visit. He was a fisherman so it's really amazing to see him changing and open-minded for me. In fact, they have a family dinner every Sunday and next Sunday they invited me and said they will make food for me too.
Well, I still live with my mom. We made an agreement which says "If mom cooks, I'm a vegetarian. If I cook, I'm vegan". I think this is one of the best ways how to deal with this 'problem' with non-vegan parents or people you live with.
How you said, Caitlin, we can not expect someone who is taking care of what we eat etc would be happy from that (but it would be damn awesome, wouldn't it?)
So, thank you for your tips and I hope mine tip would help someone.
See I'm not Vegan, but I am Pescaratarian living with my parents and siblings, and yeah, they love their dairy, and eggs, and everything else: all the things I won't touch. But I have found a lot of your videos very helpful as far as recipes and advice go. I really appreciate them. A lot of these recipes seem like things my family would enjoy.
Edit: My mother did try going Vegetarian a long time ago. But it wasn't financially sustainable.
I'm so happy you made this video. I saw cowsparicy a year and a half ago and decided pretty quickly afterwards that I wanted to go vegan, but because my dad is very on the side of.. offence when it comes to animal care and the environment, I haven't been able to switch 100% to a diet like that yet. It's still a goal for me though, I've still decided that I wan't to try going and staying vegan when I move out and you saying that this decision is okay is really inspiring to me. Thank you very much
Ayo this video made me feel a lot better and gave rlly helpful tips on how to become vegan. Im 16 and live in a very meat heavy dieted family and ive tried to go vegetarian and vegan before but it never quite worked out. But online i see a lot of people trying to persuade others to go vegan but saying stuff like you cant make any mistakes and if you do this your an awful person but never explaining why its so bad and never showing how to make even small changes. Seeing this video it was nice because you helped me realize this is a gradual process and ill make mistakes but i just need to try my best, i appreciate the understanding and patience it motivates me more to do better. I plan to do a lot more research and make sure to have at least one vegan meal a day. I also have a milk allergy(not lactose intolerant like i barf and my throat closes up and i cant breathe) and a shellfish and seafood allergy and a beef allergy somehow? idk its weird but they help with veganism since my family is very used to that, only difficulty for me is eggs and chicken but i plan to work on that! also i dont eat pork anyway, but yeah essentially with all my allergies itll make becoming vegan a lot easier and im excited to start making stronger efforts. Thank you for the tips :)
The thing you said about doing the best that I can really resonated with me. I am so passionate about veganism and I am completely ready for the transition but my parents will NOT allow me to be vegan no matter what I say. When I am in control of what I'm eating I eat vegan, and that's the most that I can do. I can't wait for college so that I can join in on this lifestyle!
You give such wonderful advice about being a vegan that's kind to fellow people. I think kindness and leading by example and offering delicious vegan food to share are great ways for people to influence others. Hatred and harsh judgement on others hardly ever leads to change. Most of the time it just creates tension and resentment.
I changed when veganism became more accessible and I learned of the enormous environmental impact caused by the agricultural industry. Aggressive things never worked with me because I prefer to distance myself from aggressive situations. Sharing vegan options and educating me without judgement helped. Give people a chance.
Personally I took it in small steps. First cutting out red meat, then fish and chicken and then I went fully vegan. My parents were sceptical in the beginning, think they still are but are respecting my personal choice. My parents were vegetarians when they were young and I think that helped a little with the transition to vegan.
My family now is very receptive with my vegan decision. My mom even asked me teach my sister how to make vegan foods! My family isnt vegan, yet. but making them see veganism in a good light is a really good achievement for me.
Ah, it's so amazing to hear a big vegan inspiration say that it's okay to just do your best and not be a perfect vegan. I currently don't have a job and I'm not able to afford separate food for myself than the rest of my family. When I can, I eat vegan, but unfortunately this isn't an option for me completely while we're all broke. Maybe you could do a vegan starter kit grocery list/grocery haul to show the best things for a beginner vegan? I don't know if you have already, but it would be a great video in this series!
Hi Caitlin! I am 14 so I live with my parents, and they are open to trying vegan foods and things like that, but they don't want me to be a vegan. So I try to avoid meet as much as I can and I do my best, until I grow up and move out. Thanks for your tips!
I'm not vegan, but I am trying to incorporate some vegan meals on my day. I really like your recipes, you show a lot of variety and tasty meals. My brother is vegetarian and it freaks my mom because she can't think of anything to cook when he comes (also he is a lousy vegetarian, who doesn't eat veggies). Anyway, I can see that there are millions of things that you can do if you make vegetables the star of your meals
it is a massive lifestyle change, especially if you are mediterranean
Whenever someone questions me about why I don't eat animal products I answer with the truth, it started out as a weight loss journey, I always saw skinny vegans and figured my problem was that I was eating too much meat, but then I fell in love with the vegan community and how kind to everybody they were, then because I always loved my cat I figured if I don't eat her because I see a personality and soul in her and it's considered immoral to eat a cat then why eat other animals? Why isn't that immoral. Then I got a puppy and began loving dogs and just began falling in love with animals and found respect for all living beings. So to me it's a health and happiness benefit to me.
Congratulations on great content Caitlin! And very wise advice! (I've recently watched quite a few of your videos...) Only recently and newly inspired as an animal/planet/health defender, I can appreciate this video, I value your work and your experience that you share!
I’m the 3rd option where I’m a grown woman on a journey to a vegan life style and trying to convert family as well